Total Crime Rate

370.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 370.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.9 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 30th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (NE8 1EP) in the last 12 months was 370.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% higher than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 114.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NE8 1EP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 280 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopper Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hopper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hopper Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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